(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to stop walking; to pause
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
standing firm; holding out
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
many; much; plenty; hardly
damp; moist (negative nuance)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
unidentifiable; unidentified
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
street; quarter; district; area
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
firm; strong; solid; stable
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
calamity; disaster; accident
to soften; to moderate; to relieve